president obama says he will increase taxes for the wealthy, continue regulating wall street and spend more to create jobs. he says voters will have to choose between supporting the middle class and the rich. >> the choice you face won't just be between two candidates and two parties. it will be a choice between two different paths for america. >> reporter: obama countered the republicans' argument that his first term ended in failure. he admitted that he's still halfway from achieving his goals, but at the same time, he insisted that he's the more experienced candidate with a better plan. >> yes, our road is longer, but we travel it together. we don't turn back. we leave no one behind. >> reporter: over the next two months, the democrats will concentrate their resources on key swing states. obama will attempt to regain the kind of momentum that led to his victory four years ago. nhk world, charlotte, north carolina. >>> the state of the u.s. economy will be front and center in the lead-up to the presidential election. the latest economic data reflects the two sides of the story. the u